Whoever wrote the Metro’s front page wins the award for pure sass
Despite the hot weather warnings and declaration of drought, the main issue for many householders is the rising price of energy.
As company after company declares record profits, some families have been forced to stop buying food that needs to be cooked and are already in debt.
Thank goodness Margaret Thatcher privatised our energy companies, otherwise the £1.34billion profit Centrica have just made might have been wasted on ordinary people instead of wealthy shareholders.#EnergyCrisis
— Parody Boris (@Parody_PM) July 28, 2022
Liz has explained that her plans would save the tax payer a whopping £55 billion per year – that's one and a half Dido Hardings or half the average gas bill. So a huge saving obviously xhttps://t.co/h55IFI4FXM
— Laura Kuenssberg Translator (@BBCLauraKT) August 3, 2022
The EU price cap on gas is 43.99 Euros per mega watt hour. The UK is £263.79 per mega watt hour.
But on the upside, we have our Brexit freedom, our sovereignty, and… stuff like that, stuff you can't put a price on👍 #sovereigncitizens #EnergyCrisis #BrexitReality pic.twitter.com/oYV2atWrkH
— Higgins Cartoons (@higginscartoons) August 11, 2022
The government held a meeting with energy company representatives, which led precisely nowhere.
— Cold War Steve (@coldwarsteve) August 11, 2022
With any other prime minister so far, their attendance at a meeting in a time of crisis would have been taken for granted. Not this prime minister.
Friday’s METRO: “PM Turns Up For Meeting” #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/XICllE6T0I
— Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) August 11, 2022
Tweeters loved the Metro’s sassy splash.
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A spokesperson says the prime minister was present briefly, because he was attending a birthday party in the same room directly afterwards https://t.co/UKE4kVJVb2
— Henry Mance (@henrymance) August 11, 2022
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When this makes front page news… pic.twitter.com/j5NAyuFcgH
— Marina Purkiss (@MarinaPurkiss) August 12, 2022
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When you live in a very normal country that is in no way an international fucking laughing stock pic.twitter.com/5kXTbcri7v
— Fancy Brenda 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ (they/them) (@SpillerOfTea) August 12, 2022
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This is an excellent headline. Though I’m sure we’ll soon find out he was just drunk & wandered into the wrong room by accident while looking for the loos. https://t.co/ieiFAkoZ7v
— Tiernan Douieb (@TiernanDouieb) August 11, 2022
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He only went for donuts 🍩 https://t.co/NCzXzDvYfh
— Sarah🐟 🌸🐼 🌻 #Standwithukraine #FBPE (@Daisiver29) August 11, 2022
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The bar was never high for Johnson, but sheesus… https://t.co/Cl1jboFCxd
— Incorrigible FCA (@ImIncorrigible) August 11, 2022
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ooh, the BURN 🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/aUr98jGusS
— Kate Bevan 🇺🇦 (@katebevan) August 11, 2022
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At a time of national crisis, the Prime Minister turns up to a meeting and it makes a national newspaper's front page because it is so unusual.
At the risk of sounding Trussian:
That. Is. A. Disgrace. pic.twitter.com/xwcEbV2UpF
— Kit Yates (@Kit_Yates_Maths) August 12, 2022
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Kudos to the Metro for that splash. pic.twitter.com/carwBy8RUf
— Sam Freedman (@Samfr) August 11, 2022
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Metro showing the bigger papers how to do a front page pic.twitter.com/YU3nY8bjcT
— Lee Hurley (@WeeMelter) August 12, 2022
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Today's Metro. I might get a copy just for the shade… pic.twitter.com/4cjfhnH21b
— badly-drawn bee 🐝 (@soapachu) August 12, 2022
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Can we please never again be in a place where a PM turning up to a meeting is front page news. https://t.co/1iZV9PLzxi
— Emma Kennedy💙 (@EmmaKennedy) August 11, 2022
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Hold the front page! pic.twitter.com/HTLfXr1uZd
— Mhairi Hunter 🇺🇦 (@MhairiHunter) August 11, 2022
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Headline should read
"Boris turns up for photo opp". https://t.co/YtVXoupm9r— Proud To Tree Here 🇪🇺 🇬🇧🇧🇧🐑🐾⛈️🌪️🌻 (@norfolksheep) August 12, 2022
In conclusion –
Why is this headline news….?
Oh, wait…. pic.twitter.com/7fEoHPBiNk— Mag Worden (@mag_worden) August 12, 2022
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